Mr Serge Ekue has been President of the West African Development Bank (BOAD) since 2020.

Before joining BOAD, Mr. Ekue had headed Natixis’ Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) activities for the United Kingdom in London since 2016. He combined this role with Market Solutions for Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). 

Serge Ekue was also Head of the Africa and Russia Departments at Natixis.

A renowned expert in financial and capital markets, Ekue headed Natixis’ markets activities for the Asia-Pacific region for almost six years (2010-2016) before assuming the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong-based bank. He has over twenty years of experience in international finance, structured finance, and markets, with extensive responsibilities worldwide.

Mr Serge Ekue holds an Executive MBA from HEC Paris, a DESS (post-graduate diploma) in Banking and Finance from Paris V, and a diploma from the Institut d'Études Politiques de Bordeaux. He also has extensive international experience.